predisposition
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The Framers understood that, even for the most virtuous, receipt of favors creates a predisposition to do favors in return.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
“They know that their body has a predisposition to go back to their highest weight,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
But a genetic predisposition and family history aren’t the only causes of a dissection.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Genetic predisposition increases disease risk in certain populations.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025
If, after all, he was an outlier, someone with a predisposition to dis-traction, it would be worth knowing.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Bonta said the failure resulted in a 2023 data breach which exposed genetic predispositions and risk factors of nearly seven million users, plus information about biological relatives, ancestry, and ethnicity.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
That being said, medical professionals have noticed some patterns that may lead us to understand predispositions.
From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2026
In the 1990s, teams of scientists — supported at least in part by NIH funding — tracked down the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes responsible for inherited predispositions to breast and other cancers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2025
That is where we dig deeper and the explanations for the differences in self-reported happiness may be mental health, personality traits, genetic predispositions, etc.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2025
Why is the fact that each of us comes from a culture with its own distinctive mix of strengths and weaknesses, tendencies and predispositions, so difficult to acknowledge?
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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